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Wait 'Til Next Year TPP may not get a vote until after November 2016. Politico: "'I don't think this is going to come up until the lame duck, when you have a lame-duck president ... and all these other lame-duck members who can vote to support it,' said a senior House...
A Trojan Horse In Clinton's Pledge To "Enhance" Social Security?
The difference between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders on protecting Social Security is concerning a lot of people who are fighting to strengthen the program.
Don’t Pave Our Potholes with Corporate Tax Cuts
We’re nearly $1 trillion behind on transportation investments. If Congress refuses to ask drivers to pay 21st century prices for 21st century roads, our once world-class infrastructure will go the way of dial-up Internet.
Corporations Demand Budget Cuts, Owe Government $620 Billion
How many times have we heard corporate-funded conservatives and "centrists" whine about "deficits" and demand budget cuts? What if you knew these corporations owed $620 billion in taxes?
Progressive Breakfast
Debate Sharpens Contrasts Clinton, Sander spar over Wall Street reform. The Hill: "'Going to Wall Street and saying "please stop" is very naive,' Sanders told Clinton during a heated exchange about their regulatory policies ... Clinton, in contrast, argued that...
The First Democratic Presidential Debate Had Adults On The Stage
It doesn't matter who "won." The candidates showed they all are concerned about governing the country and proposing actual policies that will help actual people have better lives.
Social Security Benefits Eroded By Inadequate Inflation Adjustment
A zero cost-of-living increase for Social Security is no small matter. You would be hard pressed to find a senior who has not seen the cost of medical care, prescription drugs, food and other necessities go up.
The House Freedom Caucus Is a Cancer On The Republican Party
Boehner and McCarthy ducking a fight with the Freedom Caucus on the basis of party unity is like refusing to get chemotherapy because you want your body to be united with your cancerous tumor.
The Real Problem with Private Prisons. Hint: It’s Not the Lobbying.
Private prisons are a cancer. But they fill up because they are there. Companies build them, and people come. No need for pesky voter approved bond financing of public works.
TPP: Foie Gras for Corporations; Dead Rats for Workers
New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser said the TPP contained dead rats every country had to swallow. American workers know they’ll be force-fed the dead rats while the TPP will serve corporations foie gras on silver platters.
